American Journal of Infection Control

Contaminated drinking water can lead to waterborne illness outbreaks. When there is confirmed or potential contamination of municipal water, a boil water advisory (BWA) is used to inform the affected community that the public water might be

Challenging to identify and not easily disinfected, Candida auris (C. auris) is a resistant fungus reported in healthcare outbreaks and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. An interdisciplinary, multimodal approach may reduce transmission risk. Our

Challenges remain to sustain the improvements in hand hygiene (HH) interventions. There is a need to identify the most effective long-term interventions. Individual response data could play an important role by getting insights into the facilitators

Infection prevention and control measures (IP&C) within the neonatal intensive care units (NICU) require a targeted approach to improve outcomes and decrease hospital acquired infections (HAIs). HAIs in the NICU population can lead to increased

In 2021, Breast tissue expander (TE) infections were identified in patients who underwent TE access in plastic surgery clinic of a large academic public hospital system during National Health Safety Network (NHSN) surgical site infection (SSI

Respiratory viral infections are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the pediatric population. Pre-pandemic, respiratory viruses such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza followed a predictable seasonality with peak

Infection prevention (IP) programs' increasing demands and evolving scope in the setting of healthcare staffing shortages and a changing environment require an innovative approach to program structure. Historically, the IP program at our academic

Hand hygiene (HH) is a critical part of Infection Prevention and one of the most difficult interventions to measure. In 2021, a reputational organization required a significant increase with up to 200 HH observations per unit per month. Without

Approximately 200 million peripheral venous catheters (PVCs) are used each year on adults in the United States. Overall, the risk of catheter-related bloodstream infections (BSIs) has been reported to be greater in central venous catheters (CVCs)

Identifying routes of transmission among patients during a Candida auris (C. auris) healthcare-associated outbreak can be challenging, particularly among patients in the Burn Intensive Care Unit (BICU). Between January-November 2022 seven patients in